Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Teeth is a 2007 comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, about a teenage girl who has teeth in her vagina. It premiered January 19, 2007, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in the independent drama category. It was released on DVD in the United States on May 6, 2007, by Dimension Extreme.

Critical reception

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which reported that 79% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 66 reviews—with the consensus that the film is "smart, original, and horrifically funny." However, only 46% of viewers liked the film according to the website. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 57 out of 100, based on 22 reviews. Foundation artistic director at The Sundance Film Festival Mystelle Brabbée claimed it was "one of the most talked-about films at the Sundance Film Festival this year". Jess Weixler won the Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Performance (and tied with Tamara Podemski from the film Four Sheets to the Wind).